2026-01-09 03:22:36

AI startup's September quarter results show $1.46 billion net loss, with cumulative cash burn hitting $8 billion across the first nine months of 2025. The aggressive spending spree underscores the massive capital requirements driving the current AI arms race. Beyond the red numbers, the company's strategic pivot catches attention: positioning itself to develop advanced intelligence systems for humanoid robotics. The bet is clear—while competing firms race to perfect large language models, this player is banking on the robot economy. Whether this cash-intensive path toward building "brains" for autonomous machines will eventually justify the burn rate remains the million-dollar question in an increasingly expensive AI landscape.

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MintMaster

· 01-12 01:17

Spending 1.4 billion and still losing money, this pace is really unsustainable.

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ContractTearjerker

· 01-11 15:10

Burning money so aggressively, are you still betting on the robot economy? Ha, is this a big strategic move or gambling with your life?

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WhaleWatcher

· 01-10 14:41

Burned 8 billion and still losing money, this pace is really intense. If it were me, I would have already broken even. About humanoid robots... can it really become a reality? Feels like a gambler's mindset. Oh my god, this burn rate, are investors crazy? No, it's too much money. 8 billion gone, and I'm still debating over a few bucks for meals—what a difference in vision. Everyone's competing on large models, and they turn around to develop robot brains? Did they bet right or mess up? Just want to ask, if they keep burning like this, will they survive the next quarter? lol

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InscriptionGriller

· 01-10 08:03

Oh my god, eighty billion burned in nine months. This is definitely a live leek harvesting machine.

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LiquidationWizard

· 01-09 03:50

Spending 800 million just to gamble on robot economy—this guy really has some guts. --- 1.4 billion dollars in losses? Fine, that’s just gambling on the future. --- Humanoid robotics... sounds pretty vague. What if the money runs out? --- But on the other hand, going all in on robots is definitely smarter than blindly following the big model trend. --- With a burn rate of 800 million, is this guy really desperate or has he truly seen through it? --- If the robot economy really takes off, then this calculation will make sense.

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GateUser-1a2ed0b9

· 01-09 03:48

Burning 14.6 billion and still losing, this guy is really bold. But I understand, since it's all going to lose anyway, might as well gamble on a robot economy.

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Blockwatcher9000

· 01-09 03:47

Burning 800 million yuan still betting on robots, how much confidence does that take... --- A loss of 14.6 billion USD, really daring to spend money --- Is the humanoid robot track so attractive to them? Feels like an all-in move --- Burning 800 million yuan just for a "maybe," who can bear this risk? --- Wait, instead of developing large models, they’re focusing on robot brains. Is this a leapfrog strategy or a suicidal gamble? --- They’ve spent 800 million yuan in nine months, this bill is truly astonishing... --- Will the humanoid robot economy really arrive, or is it just another tech bubble? --- Is it better to compete with others in large models or to bet on robots? It’s a bit absurd but also seems to make sense --- If this burn rate doesn’t yield returns, it will really become a joke --- The story of the robot economy is told quite loudly, but it’s all real money being burned

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